AUWCL Professors Present at 4th Annual Legal Writing Workshop
May 20, 2019
On Friday, May 17, at Kaufman and Canoles in Norfolk, Virginia, Professors Heather Ridenour and David Spratt were the primary presenters at the Fourth Annual Legal Writing Workshop for practicing attorneys.
Approximately 30 participants attended the intensive program, which was developed for Virginia lawyers in 2016 in direct response to observations and recommendations about lawyer communications skills made during the 2012 Virginia State Bar Conclave on the Future of Legal Education in Virginia. The program is a collaborative effort of the Legal Rhetoric Program, Virginia State Bar Section on Education of Lawyers, Virginia CLE, and the Virginia Bar Association’s Law Practice Management Division.
The Honorable Mary Grace O’Brien of the Virginia Court of Appeals, the Honorable David W. Lannetti of the Norfolk Circuit Court, John M. Bredehoft of Kaufman & Canoles, Andrea L. Bridgeman of Freddie Mac, and L. Steven Emmert of Sykes, Bourdon, Ahern & Levy, P.C., participated in breakout sessions on litigation and transactional practice, a professionalism panel, and an oral and written advocacy roundtable. Professors Ridenour and Spratt spoke about effective writing strategies, tailoring documents to serve audience and purpose, organization, rule synthesis, effective email communication, and persuasive fact characterization.
More information on the program can be found at https://www.vacle.org/product.aspx?zpid=6542